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Brad Wolff, VIP Writer at FanVsFan.com

Note: As I begin to write this answer, I am not aware of my Most Valuable Player decision.

I'd like to make this decision using one of the modern American testing techniques I've "learned" in school: Process of Elimination.

Calvin Johnson Jr.

Congratulations, you Transformer-like freak, on breaking the record for most receiving yards in a single season. I remember hearing two players names announced at the NFL Draft in the past few years: Calvin Johnson Jr. (puzzled reaction) and Vernon Gholston ...

I'm going to have to pass on MegaTron. In a one-dimensional offensive system, Johnson has caught one fourth of Matthew Stafford's completions. I'd like to add in some advanced metrics: Johnson actually had a more meaningful season for Detroit. Johnson had a greater WPA (2.70) than any wide receiver this season (no surprise), but that is nearly half of what most quarterbacks get, and the MVP is generally a QB award. Calvin simply hasn't done enough, and the Lions simply stink. Just a note: Jerry Rice didn't win MVP when he broke the record, and his team won eleven games.

AP for MVP seems pretty logical, right? The Vikings are coming off a three win season, and AP is coming off a crazy knee surgery. Well, Adrian Peterson has had less of an impact on the Vikings winning than Ray Rice and C.J. Spiller. His yardage numbers are uber-impressive, but eleven touchdowns doesn't cut it. LaDanian Tomlinson had twenty eight rushing touchdowns when he won MVP, and Peterson will likely finish with the same amount of carries. Unless Peterson runs all over Green Bay, he will likely not break Eric Dickerson's rushing record. If I may add, Dickerson did not win MVP when he broke his single season record.

J.J. Watt, Aldon Smith, and Von Miller

I love all three of these guys, having personal memories of encounters/interviews with them. Three amazing seasons. However, the sack record doesn't equate to MVP (Michael Strahan didn't peg the award with his "sack" on Brett Favre). This trio of players, with amazing upside, are on amazing defensive units, but they rank 3, 4, 5 (Smith, Miller, Watt).

First off, let's cross of answer choice B: Aldon Smith. Shockingly, there are fifty four linebackers above Aldon Smith in win probability added. Advanced statistics show that most of Aldon Smith's tackles were not impactful to the 49ers success, rather the top player in the statistics is Smith's teammate, Navarro Bowman.

This next one is tougher, but it is Von Miller. Von Miller has been absolutely sensational. Similar reasons to Smith, Von Miller just doesn't stack up well next to other linebackers.

J.J. Watt has been sensational and, in a crazy year for defensive studs, is clearly the Defensive Player of the Year. Watt's tipped pass statistic is stunning (he killed my New York Circus Jets). Watt added more points to the Texans total (EPA) than potential playoff quarterbacks (playoff teams TBD) Matt Schaub, Andrew Luck, Andy Dalton, Colin Kaepernick, Eli Manning, Jay Cutler, Russell Wilson, Joe Flacco, and Tony Romo. Watt is the leader in sacks and just about everything else, including tackle factor for defensive ends.

Rookie Quarterbacks

Sadly, like Mike Trout in AL MVP voting this past year, these guys won't get the consideration they deserve because "they will have their chance." Luck and Wilson's numbers are surprisingly subpar. RGIII has been accurate and a pretty amazing surprise for the D.C. diehards, but my main concern is the Redskin's win under Kirk Cousins, their backup quarterback, speaks numbers to their team's defensive success.

Star Quarterbacks

The creator of this question added the clear cut nominees at this position: Peyton, Brady, and Rodgers, but left out one important one: Matt Ryan, the leader in win probability added of any player this season.

First cross off: Aaron Rodgers

Above is a game-by-game graphic of Rodgers' EPA, his expected points added based on the moment of a game, this season. Too many flaw games for Rodgers. He's been far from bulletproof. What is absolutely amazing is that Rodgers is one sack shy of being the league leader, yet he has carried a banged up Packers team.

I'm not sure if there is a way to justify a choice between Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, and Matt Ryan, but there is no doubt in my mind that those three should finish 1, 2, 3 in the voting. I'll leave you with these two graphics to make your decision. Immediately below is the EPA graphic of Peyton and Matty Ice:

Feel free to gaze at Ryan's terrible game against Arizona in Week 11, but realize he led the Falcons down the field to win that ballgame.

Now, this upcoming graphic truly pays homage to the perfection of Tom Brady, as he has no negative EPA games. Brady also carried the Pats with a worse defense than the other three quarterbacks:

I'd like to think that the voters will choose Peyton Manning, coming off multiple neck surgeries as a pretty meaningful factor.